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US 5,329,706 AGranted
Composite ski boot quarter
AssigneeNordica S.p.A.
InventorAlessandro Pozzobon
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Abstract
The composite ski boot quarter includes a pair of oppositely arranged lateral malleolus supporting elements, a rear calf supporting element, and a front tibial supporting element rigidly interconnected to form the quarter. The lateral supporting elements are made of generally rigid material to provide excellent force transmission during skiing and the rear calf and front tibial supporting elements are made of less rigid material to provide improved comfort.
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A composite ski boot quarter, comprising:
- a first supporting element, said first supporting element being a malleolus supporting element for supporting at least a malleolus region of a user's lower leg, said first supporting element having at least a first perimetric edge;
- and
- a second supporting element for supporting a front tibial region of a user's lower leg, said second supporting element having at least a second perimetric edge;
- wherein said first supporting element and said second supporting element are rigidly mutually connected along said first perimetric edge and said second perimetric edge thereof, and wherein said first supporting element has a higher degree of rigidity than said second supporting element.
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A composite ski boot quarter, comprising:
- a first supporting element, said first supporting element being a malleolus supporting element for supporting at least a malleolus region of a user's lower leg, said first supporting element having at least a first perimetric edge;
- and
- a second supporting element for supporting a rear calf region of a user's lower leg, said second supporting element having at least a second perimetric edge;
- wherein said first supporting element and said second supporting element are rigidly mutually connected along said first perimetric edge and said second perimetric edge thereof, and wherein said first supporting element has a higher degree of rigidity than said second supporting element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.